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Show 'The Modern Jeaune d'Arc. .. New York, April 8. A Paris cable to theTimes says: "M. Lesigre nas giveii a new turn to the modern Jeanmj d'Aro, worship in France by issuing a learned book, studying the whole subject sub-ject dispassionately by the light of all the available histarical documents, including in-cluding many hitherto unknown. He seems to make it clear that her service in the war was very small, and that so far from being burned she was happily married and lived to old age. It was only 'afterward that the legend about her was built up to lit the fabulous prediction pre-diction of Merlin." This fatal blow at the aureoled figure, over which republicans and clericals arc fighting for possession, are resented by both parties, and papers of all shades deplore the attempt to weaken the faith in tho patriotic and inspired maid. |